Ozanam Fréderic

1712 · rif. 55796 — London: Printed for John Nicholson at the Queen’s-Arms in Little-Britain and Sold by John Morphew 1712. Five vols. 8vo. 6 viii of x 5 80 288; 24 92 156 80 100; 24 215 1 6 204 4; 32 185 5 72 8; 16 166 18 131 11 pp. With 205 of 206 copper-engraved plates 2 folding. Uniformly bound in contemporary tight-back English paneled calf raised bands on spines minor rubbing shelfwear remnants of spine labels very minor chipping heads of Vols. I & II still a VG clean set from the noted library of Charles Hope 1681-1742 first Earl of Hopetoun noted bibliophile whose collection included the Gutenberg Bible now at Cambridge University Library each volume w/ his bookplate on the front pastedown. First edition in English of this collection of works containing significant contributions from the translator Desaguliers and others with the volumes encompassing the Elements of Euclid sections on trigonometry calculating tables geometry geodesy military architecture and fortification perspective geography and sundials as well as sections on hydrostatics and mechanics. Ozanam 1640-1718 was a French mathematician mathematics teacher and a prolific textbook writer whose works proved engaging and popular and was especially well received in England. Printed for John Nicholson at the Queen’s-Arms in Little-Britain, and Sold by John Morphew, hardcover